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[00:00:49] The editorial board of BHT1 is launching [00:00:52] an initiative to file a lawsuit against the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina [00:00:56] and all those responsible in the parliamentary assembly and the Council of Ministers [00:00:59] for not respecting the Law on the Public RTV System of Bosnia and [00:01:03] Herzegovina, due to which the public service has been brought to [00:01:06] ruin. They state that BHRT's accounts are still [00:01:09] blocked, which at this moment means that the transmission of matches of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian national [00:01:13] football team in the Nations League is in question. From Friday, [00:01:16] the broadcasting of [00:01:19] to adapt to the conditions here, to certain shows will also be suspended. Once again, they call on the relevant institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to urgently adopt [00:01:23] a systemic solution for collecting and distributing RTV fees [00:01:26] and thus enable BNHRT workers [00:01:30] adequate conditions for [00:06:50] Sara Botić brings us the weather forecast at the end. [00:06:54] Although we are already in the second half of September, the weather reminds us that summer, [00:06:57] calendrically, is still ongoing. Another warm day is ahead of us, [00:07:00] then from Friday, a change in weather, rain, showers, [00:07:04] significantly cooler this weekend. Today, [00:07:07] the weather will be stable, warm, but more moisture and cloudiness will start to arrive from the west, [00:07:11] so... From Friday, there will be a change in weather, [00:07:14] precipitation, and a drop in temperature. Thursday [00:07:17] will be sunny with a moderate increase in cloudiness during the day, and [00:07:21] in the afternoon, we expect rain in the northwest of Bosnia, while the [00:07:24] wind will be light in the south, southwesterly, and in other regions, northerly [00:07:28] and northeasterly. The minimum morning temperature in Bosnia [00:07:32] will be from 8 to 13, in the south in Herzegovina up to 19 degrees, [00:07:36] and the highest daily temperature will be from 24 to 32 [00:07:40] degrees. On Friday, it will remain partly cloudy [00:07:43] with rain, showers, and occasional thunderstorms. On Saturday, it will be cloudy [00:07:47] with showers in Herzegovina, especially in the morning, and later in the afternoon [00:07:51] in the central, eastern, and western parts of Bosnia. The temperature will be [00:07:55] significantly lower, so in Bosnia we expect up to 24, in the [00:07:59] south up to 27 [00:08:00] degrees. [00:08:03] And that's all for the news. Dear viewers, thank you for your attention, have a good [00:08:06] evening. [00:08:43] Good evening, you are watching the N1 daily news, this is the story [00:08:46] of the day. [00:08:50] This panel sentences you to a single prison sentence of [00:08:54] 25 years. After these [00:08:57] words, the courtrooms, unrest in The Hague, but [00:09:01] also in Pristina. In addition to Hashim Thaçi, Jakup Krasniqi was also sentenced to [00:09:04] 25 years in prison. Kadri Veseli to 18, and [00:09:08] Rexhep Selimi to 13 years in prison. [00:09:15] And other topics in the news also related to [00:09:18] the verdict. [00:09:23] Numerous reactions to the verdict for Thaçi [00:09:25] and others. [00:09:28] We are very disappointed because I don't think the verdict is correct. Well, we're not [00:09:32] interested in that. We're not interested in that. We're not in [00:09:35] politics, thank you. At this moment, we have [00:09:37] no reason to rejoice or [00:09:41] grieve. [00:09:44] In her State of the European Union address, European Commission President Ursula [00:09:47] von der Leyen also mentioned [00:09:49] Serbia. [00:09:52] I was horrified by the photographs from Ratko Mladić's funeral in [00:09:56] Belgrade last [00:09:57] week. [00:10:01] The pre-election race continues, who has dropped out, who is still [00:10:04] running this marathon, and [00:10:06] why? [00:10:08] Definitely a referendum atmosphere, and anyone who doesn't see that is politically [00:10:12] blind. [00:10:15] Sunny and warm weather in the coming days, cool and [00:10:18] foggy mornings. [00:10:30] They are guilty, they committed war crimes. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers [00:10:34] in The Hague pronounced the first-instance verdict against the leader of the former [00:10:38] KLA, Hashim Thaçi, and his closest associates, Kadri [00:10:42] Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, and Jakup Krasniqi. Thaçi and [00:10:45] Krasniqi were sentenced to 25 years in prison, Veseli to [00:10:49] 18, and Selimi to 13 [00:10:50] years. [00:10:53] The former commander of the KLA did not listen to the details [00:10:57] of the indictment being read to him, [00:11:00] but the earpiece was in place when Hashim Thaçi was to hear [00:11:04] the most important thing, the judge's "Stand up" and the verdict [00:11:07] delivered in the name of the people of Kosovo. Mr. Hashim Thaçi. [00:11:11] This panel sentences you to a single prison sentence of [00:11:15] 25 [00:11:16] years. [00:11:20] Mr. Krasniqi, this panel sentences you to [00:11:24] a single... [00:11:51] And while mourning continued in the square in Pristina, a group of Kosovo Albanians who had been following the verdict [00:11:55] far from the courthouse in The Hague, caused [00:11:57] unrest. The police used water cannons to disperse [00:12:01] the gathered crowd. [00:12:05] And a little later in Pristina, Albanian and American flags [00:12:09] were waved in a protest march, and "UÇK" and "Thaçi" were chanted. [00:12:12] The gathered crowd went to the Eulex headquarters, where [00:12:16] the situation escalated. Demonstrators, some of whom [00:12:19] wore masks, clashed with the police. The building [00:12:23] of the international mission was pelted with stones, and the building [00:12:26] of the Kosovo government in Pristina was also pelted, [00:12:30] windows broken. [00:12:32] Anger and dissatisfaction in [00:12:37] Kosovo. In Belgrade, the verdict against the leaders of the former [00:12:40] KLA was followed with far less attention. I think that [00:12:43] what the court proved and did should be [00:12:47] respected. 25 years in [00:12:50] prison, too little in your opinion? Well, how is it not little, for [00:12:54] genocide, almost. No, everyone should be held accountable for the crime they [00:12:57] committed, wherever it was and against [00:13:00] whoever it was committed. Crimes are unacceptable, so [00:13:04] I'm glad that for a change, [00:13:07] someone else is convicted and not just [00:13:10] us. When you deliver a verdict in the name of the people of Kosovo, and when high-ranking Kosovar [00:13:14] officials challenge that verdict, [00:13:18] that will certainly on the international and domestic level [00:13:21] have some consequences. On the other hand, this will spill over [00:13:25] into an increased number of indictments for war [00:13:29] crimes committed by Serbs. Four former KLA leaders [00:13:33] have been in The Hague since November 2020. And [00:13:36] the trial before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers began in April [00:13:40] 2023. The prison sentences handed down [00:13:44] include the six years they have already spent in [00:13:47] detention. Both the defense and the prosecution have the right [00:13:51] to appeal the first-instance verdict. Nenad Nešić, N1. [00:13:55] Belgrade. [00:13:57] Chief Prosecutor Kimberly West welcomed the verdict, stating that it is important for [00:14:00] the rule of law in Kosovo to deliver, as she said, belated [00:14:04] justice for the victims. Hashim Thaçi's defense lawyer Pierre Prosper says [00:14:08] he is shocked by the verdict, stating that it was predetermined, and that it only took into [00:14:12] account the evidence presented by the prosecution. After the pronouncement [00:14:16] of the verdicts in The Hague, there were disturbances in the place where Kosovo Albanians had gathered. [00:14:19] Several people climbed onto police [00:14:23] vehicles and hit them. The police used water cannons to disperse [00:14:27] the gathered crowd. Most of the day in the afternoon was [00:14:31] peaceful. [00:14:39] We are very disappointed because I don't think the verdict is correct. [00:14:43] The KLA was one of the groups that fought for our freedom. How can [00:14:47] freedom fighters be criminals? [00:14:51] This is a sad day for Albanian history, because these fighters [00:14:54] fought for the freedom of the people, and this is a scandal. [00:14:58] We hope it won't have consequences, because otherwise, what [00:15:01] is the purpose of fighting for freedom if we end up in this [00:15:05] situation? [00:15:08] There should be no euphoria because of the first-instance verdict against the former [00:15:12] KLA leaders, says Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić at the presidential conference. [00:15:15] He states that the court did not deal with the murders, abductions, [00:15:19] and disappearances of Serbs, and that the verdict in The Hague does not cover crimes against [00:15:23] humanity. He said that the goal is to preserve peace and that he [00:15:26] advocates for dialogue with Pristina. [00:15:30] And this is a big lesson for us, just as it is a big [00:15:33] indicator and a big lesson of the double standards and hypocrisy [00:15:37] that prevail in the world around us. You can have both final [00:15:40] and non-final verdicts, it's completely irrelevant, [00:15:44] Serbs will always be criminals, everyone else will [00:15:47] be liberators, heroes, champions. Everyone else will be [00:15:50] allowed that, except Serbs. Serbs must not [00:15:53] utter a word, they must not raise their heads, [00:15:57] because as soon as they raise their heads, that [00:16:00] head, metaphorically speaking, must [00:16:02] be cut off. [00:16:05] And the citizens of Kosovo who were in the center of Pristina [00:16:07] watching the verdict, perceived it as a condemnation of the entire KLA, and [00:16:11] believe it will be used against Kosovo. The protest [00:16:15] in front of the Kosovo Government in Pristina, which began after the verdict, [00:16:18] lasted throughout the evening and was peaceful and without [00:16:22] incidents. Several hundred citizens gathered, carrying [00:16:25] KLA flags and chanting the names of the convicted. Previously, they had [00:16:28] protested in front of the Eulex mission building. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin [00:16:32] Kurti assessed that the verdict is an unacceptable injustice [00:16:35] and a severe punishment. [00:16:40] The conviction and such a severe sentence for the four former KLA [00:16:44] leaders represent an unacceptable injustice, a great and harmful [00:16:48] punishment. This verdict may have been formally delivered in the name of the people [00:16:51] of Kosovo, but this empty formulation should not be confused with the will [00:16:54] of the people. This verdict must certainly be changed and corrected in [00:16:58] the appeals process as soon as possible. In these difficult [00:17:01] times, we stand with the families of the former KLA leaders and all their [00:17:05] comrades who fought for liberation. [00:17:12] I believe this is an injustice and more of a political decision. They are [00:17:16] innocent. We are shocked, in a word, because we expected [00:17:20] an acquittal for the main KLA leaders. With this verdict of the Special [00:17:24] Court, it's almost as if the KLA was declared a terrorist organization. [00:17:27] There's nothing else to say, this is a very political trial based [00:17:31] on Serbia's files. [00:17:34] Of course, I didn't expect this, nor did anyone else. What can I [00:17:37] say? What else can I say, I have nothing to say. I didn't expect such an outcome. [00:17:41] I am disappointed. [00:17:45] In northern Kosovo, after the verdict against the four KLA leaders, it [00:17:48] was peaceful with an increased police presence. Citizens remained reserved, [00:17:51] mostly not commenting on the verdict [00:17:54] for Thaçi. [00:17:57] I'm not interested, to tell you the truth, I'm not interested. [00:18:19] politics, thank you, [00:18:20] yes. [00:18:23] Marko Jakšić, a councilor of the Civic Initiative North for All from North Mitrovica, states for N1 [00:18:27] that it is problematic that six counts of the indictment were [00:18:30] dismissed, as well as the fact that crimes against Serbs after June 20, [00:18:34] 1999, were not taken into account. "Will this [00:18:38] make things better for both peoples in Kosovo? I fear [00:18:42] not, because this verdict came at the wrong time. It came at [00:18:45] a time when nationalism in the Albanian community in Kosovo, [00:18:49] thanks to Albin Kurti's policy, is at its highest level, and this [00:18:52] will be an additional, additional boost for its strengthening. I [00:18:56] fear that instead of a catharsis in the Albanian [00:18:59] community because the KLA is not so brilliant and pure, [00:19:03] this will, this will push them into absolute..." absolute [00:19:06] nationalism, the consequences of which, believe me, [00:19:10] I fear. Lawyer and victims' representative [00:19:13] Aleksandar Olenik believes that the prosecution will appeal, [00:19:17] focusing on the length of the sentence, but also on the fact that Thaçi and others [00:19:21] were acquitted of the part of the indictment that refers to crimes against [00:19:24] humanity. [00:19:27] That part, in my opinion, must be the subject of the second-instance proceedings, and [00:19:30] I think that this panel, or rather the council that will [00:19:34] discuss the appeals, will have to specifically [00:19:37] examine that part, because the evidence was fixed and [00:19:41] presented many years before the trial itself. [00:19:44] I will give you an example, uh, the victims represented by my office, they were all [00:19:48] in one camp for a long time, and KFOR [00:19:51] liberated them. On that occasion, they came, occupied, [00:19:55] disarmed these KLA members, recorded everything, made evidence, [00:19:59] took them, of course, to the hospital in Bondsteel, where they treated them, they documented [00:20:02] everything that happened in that camp, [00:20:06] there is fixed evidence. That evidence was presented at this [00:20:09] trial. One of them gave a statement before the court itself, the others [00:20:13] gave recorded statements that were recorded here, so everything was established [00:20:17] there. [00:20:20] The European Union and the United States also reacted. European Commissioner for [00:20:23] Enlargement Marta Kos states that verdicts must be respected and that [00:20:27] the convicted have the right to appeal. This is about individual responsibility and [00:20:31] justice for victims and their families from all communities in Kosovo. I call on [00:20:35] actors in the region to contribute to healing the wounds of [00:20:38] the past. Only through reconciliation can the countries of the region overcome divisions [00:20:42] and move forward towards a common future in the European Union, Kos stated on X. [00:20:45] The [00:20:48] United States of America respects the verdict of the Specialist Chambers and calls on all [00:20:52] parties to accept the court's decision, Radio Free Europe reports. [00:20:55] Washington calls for avoiding inflammatory rhetoric after [00:20:59] the verdict. We call on all parties to respect the court's decision, avoid [00:21:03] rhetoric that incites tensions, and continue to work towards a peaceful, democratic [00:21:07] future, Washington stated. [00:21:20] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during her State of the Union address, [00:21:23] also referred to the recent funeral of Ratko Mladić in Belgrade. [00:21:27] She never once uttered the word Serbia or mentioned the current government in Belgrade, [00:21:31] only mentioning the capital [00:21:32] city. [00:21:36] I was horrified by the photographs from Ratko [00:21:39] Mladić's funeral in Belgrade last week. He committed the most heinous [00:21:42] crimes against humanity. The glorification of [00:21:45] war criminals simply has no place in the European [00:21:49] Union. All victims of the wars in the former [00:21:52] Yugoslavia deserve to be remembered, and all their [00:21:55] families deserve our compassion, because that is [00:21:59] precisely what we, as a Union, defend: truth, justice, [00:22:02] and respect for our [00:22:04] values. [00:22:13] One part of the opposition interrupted the fight for mandates for the sake [00:22:16] of students and the referendum atmosphere, the other part is not thinking about it, and [00:22:20] for that, it faces criticism. The Republican Election Commission is proclaiming [00:22:23] lists one after another. So far, it has proclaimed five, of which [00:22:27] two are minority phantom ones. For now, there are [00:22:30] none yet. [00:22:32] The offer on the ballot is increasing. By RIK's decision, [00:22:36] position 3 on it is reserved for the student list. In the [00:22:40] fourth place will be the coalition of Rasim Ljajić. Good [00:22:43] day. Under serial number five. The Alliance of Vojvodina [00:22:46] Hungarians. The People's Serbia list collected [00:22:50] signatures, brought them for serial number allocation, and then withdrew [00:22:53] from the election race in favor of students, waiting for the [00:22:56] list declaration procedure to be completed so that they can [00:22:59] formally withdraw. We have always been either in a large coalition that [00:23:03] was supported by students, or we supported students. We did that [00:23:07] this time too, and I think these are the most important topics that we need [00:23:10] to collectively form a bloc with to move forward. [00:23:14] The atmosphere that has been created in Serbia over the last few days is definitely [00:23:18] a referendum atmosphere, and anyone who doesn't see that [00:23:21] is politically blind. We collected signatures, right, faster than [00:23:25] anyone else, thus showing that we can, but we won't. [00:23:28] However, RIK announced that People's Serbia lacks [00:23:31] 67 legally valid voter signatures. The [00:23:35] coalition responds, no problem, they will supplement them, even though [00:23:38] they are going to the elections. The coalition of European Serbia still needs to submit [00:23:42] signatures for verification. They are still collecting them, they say, the job [00:23:45] is hampered by a lack of certifiers. It's not a rush [00:23:48] like with that line. It's like it was, but it's quite [00:23:52] moderate, as people we expected them to come, I think it should [00:23:56] be submitted by the end of the week, unless, of course, the party [00:23:59] or our coalition has another [00:24:03] deadline. They will not withdraw [00:24:07] bearers of that list, on X. He did not want to elaborate [00:24:10] on his position for N1, because, we quote, the format [00:24:14] does not suit him. His coalition partner Goran Ješić is more [00:24:17] eloquent in his post, and with a message to those who think that [00:24:21] withdrawal is better, he criticizes journalists for asking how [00:24:24] realistic that scenario is. Quite an embarrassing journalistic [00:24:28] article, but okay, sometimes it's important to know that [00:24:31] with Dalmatians, engineers, and military personnel, such [00:24:35] pressures don't really work. We start from [00:24:38] Bibra and push forward. Greetings. To withdraw or [00:24:42] to stay. Difficult decisions for all actors, especially as pressures [00:24:45] are growing from all sides, explains Professor Dušan Spasojević of the Faculty [00:24:48] of Political Sciences. [00:24:51] He assumes that those who want to go into battle against the regime alone [00:24:54] are encouraged by public opinion polls. I think that currently no one [00:24:58] has a good enough measuring instrument [00:25:00] to say exactly where they are, and ultimately, the final results will probably [00:25:04] depend on the campaign itself and the dynamics within the broader [00:25:08] opposition-student bloc, adds [00:25:11] Spasojević. Perhaps it is better for opposition voters, for whom the [00:25:13] ideological factor is crucial, to have an alternative, [00:25:17] whether they are left or right in relation to [00:25:20] students. Mladen Savatović, N1, [00:25:24] Belgrade. The [00:25:30] at which complaints filed regarding the proclamation of the [00:25:33] Serbian Progressive Party's list are being discussed. One of the complaints was filed by the director of Birodia [00:25:37] Zoran Gavrilović in his capacity as a voter. He [00:25:40] states that the SNS list bears a name that contains the name of the current [00:25:43] President of the Republic, the first on that list, who continues to perform his function, [00:25:47] and therefore assesses that the Republican Election Commission [00:25:51] should not have declared that list, or rather, that it illegally [00:25:53] declared it valid. That complaint was rejected, and [00:25:57] three other voters filed identical [00:25:59] complaints. [00:26:03] "I think that even the President of the Republic himself admitted [00:26:07] that he is in a conflict of interest at the moment when, I believe it was yesterday or [00:26:10] the day before yesterday, he announced that he would resign and that he would [00:26:14] go into the campaign as an ordinary citizen. That means that he also, to some extent, [00:26:18] nurtures an awareness that what he is doing is not in [00:26:21] accordance with the constitution and the law. Only, our job was not to [00:26:25] assess whether he would resign, whether his word has [00:26:28] weight, no weight, whether he will fulfill it or not, but to..." [00:26:32] assess whether he was in a conflict of interest at the moment when [00:26:35] this electoral list was submitted to the Republican Electoral Commission. In the complaint, [00:26:39] one, two, three, four, there is not [00:26:42] a single argument based [00:26:45] on the law on the election of national of deputies, neither on the constitution, nor on [00:26:49] this legal provision was invoked, [00:26:52] what they invoke in one, second, third, fourth, that [00:26:56] there is a conflict of interest, [00:26:59] to be a candidate, that is only to be a candidate. on the list that was [00:27:03] submitted. [00:27:06] The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, i.e. [00:27:10] ODHIR, opened a mission for election observation on October [00:27:13] 25th after an invitation from the competent institutions based on the findings of the mission [00:27:17] for assessing the needs for conducted in July. The mission [00:27:20] is led by Ogan Murphy, and consists of a core team of 14 [00:27:24] international experts based in Belgrade. Across the country, [00:27:28] from September 25th, 30 long-term [00:27:31] observers will be deployed. and ODHIR plans to request 300 [00:27:35] short-term ones who would join the mission a few days before [00:27:39] election [00:27:39] day. [00:27:47] The elections in Serbia were discussed in Washington in Congress at [00:27:50] a briefing on the upcoming elections on October 25th. [00:27:53] Republican Joe Wilson stated, although he did not present [00:27:57] evidence for it, that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, with Russia's help, is trying [00:28:00] to manipulate the elections. [00:28:05] Vučić has ruled Serbia for more than a decade and is now trying to imitate [00:28:08] war criminal Putin, by moving from the position of president to the position of [00:28:12] prime minister. There are clear indications that Russia and Vučić [00:28:16] are trying to use every trick to rig the outcome of these [00:28:19] elections, to use propaganda, state resources, to [00:28:23] place media under state control, it is already known that [00:28:26] Pegasus tracking technology has been installed on the phones [00:28:29] of students and individuals from the opposition. This is [00:28:33] unacceptable behavior in contradiction with accepted [00:28:36] obligations that the elections will be fair and [00:28:39] free. [00:28:42] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today also said that the European [00:28:45] Union is opening the door for Canada to become its first [00:28:48] associate member. She stated this during her address on the State of the European Union before [00:28:52] the European Parliament in Strasbourg. After she [00:28:55] mentioned Canada's associate membership, von der Leyen approached the Canadian Prime Minister, [00:28:59] hugged him, and those present in the hall gave him a standing ovation. [00:29:08] We will move from a comprehensive economic and trade agreement [00:29:12] to an alliance for the future in order to create a common space [00:29:16] of prosperity and economic security, we will cooperate on [00:29:20] intelligent manufacturing, we will create a technological [00:29:23] alliance, we will integrate defense industrial [00:29:26] bases. We will make the Arctic a leading joint [00:29:30] project, we will work together on energy, critical minerals, [00:29:33] batteries, as well as artificial intelligence, [00:29:36] quantum technologies, cyber economic [00:29:39] security. [00:29:42] The US House of Representatives for the third time voted to stop [00:29:46] the war in Iran, now the number of ruling Republicans who [00:29:50] stood with opposition Democrats has also increased, giving them a majority [00:29:54] for adoption. The resolution aims to prevent US [00:29:57] President Donald Trump from waging war against Iran without congressional [00:30:00] approval. This is the third resolution [00:30:02] this summer, but none has reached the president himself who must [00:30:05] sign it. It is certain that Trump would veto it. [00:30:09] In circumstances of a very thin Republican majority, opposition [00:30:12] Democrats were given the majority for voting on the resolution by [00:30:15] four Republican representatives. All Democratic [00:30:19] representatives voted for [00:30:20] the resolution. [00:30:27] We are at the end of the news, next is the weather forecast brought to us by Sara [00:30:30] Botić. [00:30:32] Although we have already entered the second half of September, the weather these [00:30:36] days reminds us that summer calendrically is still ongoing, [00:30:39] we have sunny, warm days ahead, but cool mornings, [00:30:43] the temperature will then be above average during the day. Over [00:30:47] our area, a field of slightly elevated atmospheric pressure and [00:30:51] warm air masses remains, so the weather in the coming days will be stable [00:30:54] with weak to moderate development of daily cloudiness. On [00:30:57] Thursday it will be sunny, warm.